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Funny Cat Pictures - Facts on Cats - 38

The different types of tabby patterns that are seen in domestic cats also occur in wild cats.

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The domestic cat is the only cat species able to hold its tail vertically while walking. All wild cats hold their tails horizontally or tucked between their legs while walking. A tail held high means happiness; a twitching tail is a warning sign; and a tucked tail is a sign of insecurity.

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A large majority of white cats with blue eyes are deaf. White cats with only one blue eye are deaf only in the ear closest to the blue eye. White cats with orange eyes do not have this disability.

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The Egyptian sun-god, Ra, changed himself into a cat in order to battle evil. Bast, the goddess of fertility and love, always took the form of a cat (body of a woman, head of a cat). The ancient city of Bubastis was her chief seat of worship.

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Florence Nightingale owned more than 60 cats in her lifetime.

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The normal body temperature is 102 degrees F.

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Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible as cat families interact best in pairs.